Lewis & Short

prae-nāvĭgo, āvi, 1, v. a. and n., to sail by or past any thing, to sail along (post-Aug.).

  1. I. Lit., absol.: praenavigantes adulterae, Sen. Ep. 51, 12; Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 97.
    With acc.: praenavigans litus, loca, Mel. 2, 3, 6; Val. Max. 1, 8, 9: oppida praenavigari tradunt, Plin. 6, 28, 32, § 146; cf. Mel. 2, 3, 6.
  2. II. Trop., to sail past, to hurry past a thing: praenavigamus vitam, pass, spend, Sen. Ep. 70, 1.